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ArticleBMC microbiology2024

Bioflocculation of pollutants in wastewater using flocculant derived from Providencia huaxiensis OR794369.1.

Tlou Nelson Selepe, Tsolanku Sidney Maliehe

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tlou Nelson SelepeDepartment of Water and Sanitation, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Polokwane, 0727, South Africa. tlou.selepe@ul.ac.za.
Tsolanku Sidney MalieheDepartment of Water and Sanitation, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Polokwane, 0727, South Africa.
University of Limpopo · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWater pollution has become a major environmental and health concern due to increasing population and industrialisation. Microbial flocculants are promising agents for treatment of contaminated water owing to their effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and high biosafety levels. In this study, culture conditions of Providencia huaxiensis OR794369.1 were optimised and its bioflocculant was extracted, characterised and used to treat wastewater.

resultsThe maximum flocculating activity of 92% and yield of 3.5 g/L were obtained when cultivation conditions were: 3% inoculum size, starch, casein, initial pH of 6, cultivation temperature of 30

conclusionThe bioflocculant was effective in reducing pollutants and thus, illustrated potential to be used in wastewater treatment process as an alternative.

Indexed as

Environmental PollutantsWater PurificationAnimalsCattleChlorocebus aethiopsFlocculationHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationProvidenciaSulfurWastewaterEnvironmental PollutantsSulfurWastewaterBioflocculant productionFlocculating activityOptimisationProvidencia huaxiensis OR794369.1Removal efficiencyWastewater treatment

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PMID38281910
PMCPMC10823601
OpenAlexW4391311796

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